Keeping Up With the Johnstons
Sherry Johnston, according to her lawyer Rex Butler, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony drug charge of “possession with intent to deliver.” She will submit her guilty plea on July 31, and in exchange, the state has agreed to dismiss five other drug charges against her.
She arrived at the courthouse (above) with her daughter Mercede, Tank Jones, and the almost-son-in-law of the governor, Levi. (whispering to Sherry and Levi) I think that Mercede and Tank need to be consulted on appropriate wardrobe choices from now on….just sayin’.
Johnston’s arrest involved the drug oxy-contin, a narcotic painkiller for which she had a prescription.
Levi has also been in the press quite a bit lately. He’s even popped up in the New York Times.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Butler, who is also representing Mr. Johnston’s mother, Sherry, in her trial on narcotics charges, have doled out interviews with care, most recently to GQ magazine, which may be a logical choice given Mr. Johnston’s strong jawline and rugged good looks (yes, the magazine did a photo shoot).
Because of Mr. Johnston’s interest in a book deal, he “doesn’t want to give it all away right now,” Mr. Butler said.
This month, Sarah Palin committed to write a memoir for HarperCollins, reaping what was said to be a large advance and reigniting speculation that she will run for president. Mr. Butler likes to suggest that Mr. Johnston’s story could have an impact on her potential candidacy.
“Quite frankly, I think it could affect 2012,” Mr. Butler said, declining to elaborate.
He also said that the information being held back by his client — who is, after all, a single father with neither a high school diploma nor a steady job — was worth “quite a bit” of money.
So now even the NY Times is talking about “the bombshell.” And we still wait. And we drum our fingers, and eat popcorn, and make wild hand gestures while pleading “Come ON!” to our computer screens. It hasn’t been revealed how much Sarah Palin is making on her book deal, but something tells me her fluff piece called “I Am Alaska” or whatever it’s real name will be, is not going to be nearly as interesting as Levi’s book. What I’m wondering is why doesn’t Levi drop the bomb, and THEN get the book deal?
@austintx
To clear a few things up:
It is correct that Britta Hanson is the girlfriend of Track Palin. They have been together since High School, while they were in the same class.
Britta Hanson is also employed as an executive secretary in Sarah Palin’s office. (…so she doesn’t have to worry about her economic security…how clever of Sarah!).
Here is the Windows Live Profile of Britta Hanson (mentioning Track…):
http://cid-722981cd7e4b2a73.profile.live.com/
HOWEVER – there are some incorrect rumors floating around…
First of all: Britta Hanson is NOT the daughter of Brad Hanson.
Secondly: Britta Hanson is NOT the mother of Trig. She was on an extended European trip from January 2008 to May 2008 – she made a private blog for her friends and family about the trip, while she was in Europe. The blog can be read here:
http://brittainspain2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=17
This link is pretty long, here is the tinyurl:
http://tinyurl.com/d7ckjk
In this blog, you will find photos of Britta Hanson with her parents. You will note that her father does not look anything like Brad Hanson. A check on Intelius also reveals that her relatives are: Elizabeth I Hanson, Duane J Hanson, Jeffrey M Hanson, Matthew E Hanson and Heikki L Hanson.
So can we please stop with this Britta Hanson stuff. She might be a case for another ethics violation (employing your son’s girlfriend on the taxpayer’s expense?), but Britta Hanson is not relevant for babygate.
It is however very well possible that the first name of the real mother of Trig starts with a “B” indeed (surprise, surprise…).
Patrick (palindeception)
Levi’s lies? Anyone watch his interviews?
1 — We used protection EVERY time.
Retracted a few minutes later after some pressure
2 — THINKING about getting a lawyer.
Retracted a few minutes later when, I believe, he was joined by his lawyer
3 — I’d still vote for Sarah Palin.
Don’t know if you need a retraction on this one!
I think he can be pretty shifty. So, I’m just sayin’ — just ’cause, you know — also too….
113 Terpsichore Says:
May 24th, 2009 at 7:53 AM
I wouldn’t trust her to give me a working cookie recipe.
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Too funny !! Hey – Get the M.I.A. Dr. and all the paperwork all in one place and settle it up. The whole thing is squirrelly to say the least. If sarah even thinks she is running for a national office , she better come clean now. She won’t skate next time.There are too many -gates to even be taken seriously. Romney does not need RNC money and will take her out hard and fast.
Ripley in CT @104: “What if Trig is TRACK’s baby with some girl?”
Tin Foil Hat On/
What if Trig is Track’s baby from Sherry Johnston? The family were all friends. It certainly would explain alot of the strange anomolies, such as why Mercede called “TriggyBear” he “little brother”. Trig being a DS baby would be more likely from an older woman (SP and SJ are about the same age), It would explain why SP had to “make up” a story to get back to AK – SJ might have gone into labor prematurely. It would explain why SP had to bypass perfectly good hospitals in TX and Anchorage before “giving birth”. It would explain why she put off telling people about her pregnancy and why people couldn’t even tell she was pregnent. It even explains SJ keeping quiet on the subject. The only way I could hide a truth like that is if I honestly believed my child would be better off for it. Y’know, kinda like Moses’ mother puttin’ him in the basket to be found by Pharaoh’s daughter and then he gets raised in a well-to-do home, while Moses’ mom then becomes Pharaoh’s daughter’s handmaiden and so gets to be around to watch him grow up. And even then I still don’t know if I could keep it a secret, but maybe some can.
Tin Foil Hat Off/
But what it doesn’t explain, convincingly enough for me, is how Mercede, Bristol and Levi could be kept hush-hush about it, and, presumably, Todd. Track could easily stay silent as he had himself removed from it all, quite smartly, I think. That’s mostly why I am not fully in on this otherwise tantilizing conspiracy theory.
And of course, all that’s needed to squelch this one is some independent source saying s/he saw SJ anytime from let’s say Feb.-April 2008 and she was definetly not pregnant.
Once again, even if I’m completely wrong and both babies were delivered exactly as SP has said they were, what’s troubling is all the strange circumstances surrounding the births – Sarah’s tale traveling from TX to AK knowing she could have gone into full labor at any moment is just bizaare. And the way Tripp’s arrival was ‘leaked’ by a Seattle relative (I think it was), then no pictures of the baby for about a month? Just odd.
But then, everything about SP is odd. Her latest trick about implying she is going to be attending something, or not, and then appearing to change her mind at the last moment is really starting to bug me. Does she not see how that makes her unreliable in people’s eyes? Her cancelling the gigs in NY/DC to stay in AK to deal with flooding issues is fine – it’s everything else. Heck, she even tweeted she wasn’t going to the hockey game, and then she tweeted that she WAS going to the hockey game. People cannot even trust her own tweets about where she is going to be.
And if they can’t trust her to tell the truth on that, why should she expect people to believe the tales she tells us about her family? Or about what energy policy makes best sense for Alaskans? Or anything else, for that matter?
I wouldn’t trust her to give me a working cookie recipe.
#90 crystalwolf aka caligrl Says:
May 24th, 2009 at 1:59 AM
curiouser Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 7:42 PM
With all the speculation about babygate, why wouldn’t AKM (or one of the other AK bloggers in the know) just say, “Hey folks, it’s not about babygate”?
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I might be wrong but I could swear Gryphen said its not babygate? I don’t know where Patrick thinks that is it?
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Dang. I thought Gryphen pretty much said it was babygate. But I can’t remember what I think he said and surely wouldn’t swear to it. Interesting that you have the opposite impression.
Is it possible the iceberg and Levi’s ‘bombshell’ are two different things?
I think it was probably a pop-up associated with it when I tried to open it. It was ok the second time.
I think Trig is Palin’s, and the reason she hid the pregnancy was because of the down syndrome, plus they tend to be smaller and she wouldn’t have shown as much.
As far as what Levi will offer up, I’m thinking it will be lots of word salad out of Palin’s mouth, and although it will have to be translated into English, it will be juicy. Probably racial slurs, and a few choice bits about Palin’s views on how to deal with Alaskan natives.
@austintx–Track’s girlfriend does not appear to be Brad Hanson’s daughter, though they share the same last name. Intelius search doesn’t show a relation, anyway.
just clicked to it a third time – no problem……sorry no bueno for you……
Well – sorry. I pulled it right off google and have gone back twice since I posted without a glitch . Lemme see if I can find another for you……..or just google “brad hanson-todd palin-business partners”
Austintx: There is a virus associated with that link!!!!!! My computer blocked it, thank God.
Ripley – The young lady you are referring to is the daughter of this guy. She has been referred to as Track’s fiance. There is some very wierd s^*t going on with this little thing alone. Why would you give a job to the daughter of your husbands ex-business partner that some think you boinked ??
http://celebgalz.com/brad-hanson-brad-hanson-was-todd-palins-ex-business-associate/
Daisy Daisy Says:
May 24th, 2009 at 4:53 AM
Crystalwolf – did you see this comment left by Gryphen on the 22nd?
Gryphen said…
I also noticed the disparity in the sizes of baby Tripp in some of the pictures.
To be honest the baby Tripp mystery is turning out to have even more strange twists and turns than Trig’s parentage.
As of today I feel pretty confident that I know who did NOT give birth to Trig, and am pretty positive who did, but the baby Tripp question has jerked me first one way and then the other for some time now.
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Daisy, was this here on or on his blog? I could of sworn, he has said the iceberg is not babygate?
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Crystalwolf
This comment made by Gryphen can be found on his blog in the comments for the Palin Book Collaborator Post written on the 22nd May….it can be found towards the end of the comments.
Also Gryphen’s blog post that you are possibly thinking of was made on the 22nd April (or thereabouts) and it was in reference to a forthcoming ethics complaint which was filed a few days later by Ms Kim Chatman (?).
I know we generally don’t discuss parentage here, but I have been perusing the comments and had a sudden thought: What if Trig is TRACK’s baby with some girl? Perhaps some girl that GINO has hired to work in her office with no experience? Doesn’t his girlfriend (or former gf) work there? Just wondering.
This comment made by Gryphen can be found on his blog in the comments for the Palin Book Collaborator Post written on the 22nd May….it can be found towards the end of the comments.
Also Gryphen’s blog post that you are possibly thinking of was made on the 22nd April (or thereabouts) and it was in reference to a forthcoming ethics complaint which was filed a few days later by Ms Kim Chatman (?).
What has Levi lied about ?? He was fed a script to follow , but I’d believe him before any Palin.
I admit to following this story on PD since the fall. I now tend to head for Immoral Minority, here, or Palingates to stay up to date on “babygate.” This story could turn out to involve an adult-teen pregnancy, which would validate Mercedes’ myspace comments. To what extremes have people gone to to protect the true story? It is possible that unthinkable things have occurred, although I truly hope that does not turn out to be the case.
The last eight years gave everyone a reason to doubt and mistrust all elected officials, their staffers, friends and family. Palinpalooza is just an extension of that, unfortunately for them, they have had the bad luck to run up against the blogging explosion. I’m glad it happened to Palin, because she exemplifies the hubris, lack of education and gall of so many politicians today. While we may drop our collective heads to the desk over what she has gotten away with, I am sure her day of reckoning is near, and it could rival the major falls from grace we have seen over the last 50 years.
The best way to enjoy the show is with a big bowl of popcorn in your lap, and may I recommend my favorite prepartion…cook your popcorn in extra virgin olive oil, add a bit of salt when poped, and dig in!
peninparadise (formally one of the posting “penny”s here)
It would be wise to scrutinize Levi’s tell-all almost as much as SP’s! Just because he has a hot story to pop — one we think we already know — doesn’t put him above the fray. He’s almost as good a liar as anyone in the Palin family! It’s just more dessert for all of us bugs on the wall!
I just read an interview of Adrienna Huffington (of Huffington Post) in a past issue of MORE magazine. She made a really insightful statement. She wasn’t speaking of Palin, but read this and think of Palin’s reaction to those who dare criticize her during and after the campaign. Uhhhhhh….Palin…..guilty much?
In a nutshell: She was asked “what has the power to sting (hurt you). She answered, if its personal and TRUE (it hurts), if you are accused of something that isn’t true….why would it hurt your feelings….unless you are psychotic. She goes on to talk about President Obama and how well he handles criticism and name calling—she said he smiles and moves on because he know it isn’t true.
Contrast that with Palin’s actions. When I read this, all I could think about her constant attacks on the media, bloggers…Levi, anyone who dare question her. Gosh Palin….if it’s not true….why would it hurt? The lady doth protest too much.
Daisy Daisy Says:
May 24th, 2009 at 4:53 AM
Crystalwolf – did you see this comment left by Gryphen on the 22nd?
Gryphen said…
I also noticed the disparity in the sizes of baby Tripp in some of the pictures.
To be honest the baby Tripp mystery is turning out to have even more strange twists and turns than Trig’s parentage.
As of today I feel pretty confident that I know who did NOT give birth to Trig, and am pretty positive who did, but the baby Tripp question has jerked me first one way and then the other for some time now.
6:44 AM
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Daisy, was this here on or on his blog? I could of sworn, he has said the iceberg is not babygate?
Where is the Dr. ?? I mean , I understand UTR , but is she still alive ??
“Going against Sarah sounds…….errrr….frightening. I think she will do just about anything to get her way.”
Except she is now outed for her intimidations with very few who could put a squeeze on Levi….who has Rex now to throw back a punch.
Why does, Levi, have a bodyguard? Pa;in. already try to rough him up?
I don’t know what he knows………..I am just convinced that Sarah has many things that she is trying to hide. The baby, the campaign trail, forcing Levi to play along, where he and Bristol slept…..
My gut just tells me that this woman is dirty.
My fear, Sarah and Bristol will get to Levi and convince him to say nothing. Brisol’s little statement that “Levi does love our baby” shows me that they
will use manipulation to no ends to stop his book. I hope he has good counsel that will help him….because God knows….he is gonna need it. Going against Sarah sounds…….errrr….frightening. I think she will do just about anything to get her way.
Crystalwolf – did you see this comment left by Gryphen on the 22nd?
Gryphen said…
I also noticed the disparity in the sizes of baby Tripp in some of the pictures.
To be honest the baby Tripp mystery is turning out to have even more strange twists and turns than Trig’s parentage.
As of today I feel pretty confident that I know who did NOT give birth to Trig, and am pretty positive who did, but the baby Tripp question has jerked me first one way and then the other for some time now.
6:44 AM
If Sarah had practiced abstinence after marriage, she would have eliminated her problems down to only one child. Palin’s book will be a bore as she isn’t about to bear all in light of her aspirations. The media overexposure of Palin has turned her in to the Britney Spears of politics. If Levi writes a book, it was probably be a far clearer picture of the lives of the Palin. People complain about Levi making a few $$ off the Palin name, but aren’t the Palins making a few $$$$$ off the name, too?
Levi needs to get DNA tests on BOTH kids, if he knows Trigg is not Sarah’s.
THEN, he needs to fight for 50/50 custody instead of allowing Bristol to call all the shots. Who the heck is SHE to say he can’t see his own son(s)?
It’s not like Bristol’s family is oh so much more upstanding than his. It’s not like his family would hurt the baby(ies).
He should take Tripp (and Trigg, if Trigg is a Johnston) on an outing, and keep him/them overnight at his house WITHOUT her permission. Give her a taste of what she’s putting him through.
Let her TRY to enter the house and take the baby(ies), just like he’s forced to do. He says he’s fully equipped to care for him/them. Why not let them have a few overnights?
Because Bristol, like Sarah, is a complete CONTROL FREAK. NOT because she has “more standing” than Levi.
I can see it now… Bristol calls the cops to collect the baby(ies) and they comply because they don’t want to go through what Wooten did, not because they agree with Palin.
What would Levi’s argument be? He/They is/are MY OWN SON(S)! I have every right to house them, as a father should… UNTIL THE COURTS TELL ME OTHERWISE!
COPS: Too bad, Palin will get us fired if we don’t show up with with the baby(ies).
LEVI to CUSTODY JUDGE: Bristol sent the COPS to take my child(ren) away from me!
CUSTODY JUDGE: You get him/them EXACTLY one half of the time. No child support flows in either direction, all expenses for medical, etc. will be 50/50.
End of story.
I live in Michigan and attended college near where Track was playing hockey. It’s on the other side of the state (I’m in the Detroit area), but poster was right… Portage is a tiny town of really no importance. Truth be told, Track’s attendance here was a big surprise to me. I found out while listening to Palin address an audience here before McCain pulled out. It wasn’t all that widely publicized here in Detroit, or if it was, it didn’t throw up any red flags because it was before the convention.
It begs the question… if Track was going to come to MI because he’s such a “star” in hockey, why wouldn’t he have attended a “real” hockey camp, sponsored by some bigger name? Seems this whole Portage thing was just an unknown school in the Midwest that would keep him under wraps for a while.
That said, many Michiganders are VERY angry that McCain pulled out of Michigan. In our worst economic climate EVER, the abandonment issues still ring.
You guys have no idea what it’s like here. I live within 5 miles of 4 major plants and to see the parking lots empty is heartbreaking. Everyone suffers here, right down to my boyfriend of 12 years, who just lost his pub and home (collateral, tied to the pub) due to the economy. If the auto workers aren’t out spending cash, and they are a HUGE segment of our population, then everyone suffers. Even pub owners. It’s terrible (and that’s putting it mildly!).
I’m laid off since September from an auto supplier. At least I’m making ends meet with unemployment benefits (Thank GOD, they were extended – more so in MI than elsewhere!). But dear BF doesn’t even get benefits. I have a feeling McCain wouldn’t have been quite so helpful to the folks here in Michigan if he were elected (God Forbid!).
All that said, McCain’s pulling out has several layers to it. First, he ABANDONED AMERICAN MANUFACTURING by leaving Michigan. We build the tanks and Jeeps they like to run around in in Iraq, btw. His precious war would be NOTHING without Detroit. You’d think a “shout out” would be in order, or maybe a “thanks”. Track is probably sitting in a good ol’ Detroit Made vehicle as I write this.
Second, we also heard alot of “Defeatist Attitude” from the McCain camp. In other words, they KNEW they couldn’t win here, so they didn’t bother. I don’t want a president who won’t even TRY to sway a few votes with a GOOD plan of recovery (which, btw, I heard nothing about… McCain/Palin were all about the same tired and failed R policies of “tax cuts for the rich” instead of really getting their hands dirty with a solid and actionable plan).
Wasn’t it McCain who wanted to steer away from discussions on the economy? Well, here in MI, the economy is the ONLY thing that matters. Not their stupid, ill-conceived war, not their hostile comments towards Obama, nothing. We are SUFFERING and we look to a leader for hope, rescue and recovery, not some old guy saying he would give tax cuts to the rich when the middle class is largely unemployed here. It’s PROVEN… those tax cuts DON’T create or save JOBS!
Third, Palin probably thought she could rally the R’s here. While the state is largely D, we do have pockets of conservative majority. Grand Rapids, a large city in W. Michigan, is one of them. Portage is very nearby. While I despise her and can’t stand a single thing about her, at least she wanted to VISIT us! But in the end, SHE didn’t count. It was McCain – the PRESIDENTIAL candidate that mattered.
The Track connection to MI is pretty much benign to those of us here. Big deal. He came, played hockey, and left. I don’t see a huge connection of Michigan to scandal.
That is, unless anyone agrees that the way Palin kids seem to “disappear” on a regular basis is abnormal and indicative of a bigger back story. Bristol was missing in action for MONTHS when sent away to live with her aunt in … Juneau? Anchorage? Track comes to MICHIGAN to play hockey? Huh?
Why would Bristol and Track BOTH be sent away to live with others when they have such an extraordinary, loving, stable, supportive family in Wasilla?
And all before graduating High School? I can’t imagine NOT being under my parent’s roof in HS, unless it was a “Semester Abroad” type of program, sponsored by the school. These absences were odd in and of themselves.
How does a kid keep up/graduate when they are uprooted and shuttled between several schools for short periods of time?
crystalwolf aka caligrl Says:
I might be wrong but I could swear Gryphen said its not babygate?
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LOL I don’t care what it is. I’d be happy if it was all about Wasilla not having building standards, and what might happen to a certain middle-aged lady if all her friends and relatives suddenly had to bring their cribs in Wasilla up to scratch when they want to sell them …..
curiouser Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 7:42 PM
With all the speculation about babygate, why wouldn’t AKM (or one of the other AK bloggers in the know) just say, “Hey folks, it’s not about babygate”?
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I might be wrong but I could swear Gryphen said its not babygate? I don’t know where Patrick thinks that is it?
ds55: Thank you. I was going to post a comment asking “Who the heck is Tank Jones?”, and you already answered it. He certainly doesn’t look like the average PR flack, but I guess that could excuse the yellow suit.
Kat Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:02 PM
What if – Levi isn’t the father of one or both?
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If you look at Tripp’s ‘graduation’ photo, you can see he looks like his daddy.
curiouser
Also Bristol came out with a ‘I know Levi loves our baby’ and “I don’t think we were ever at war at all,” says Bristol, who graduated from high school May 14
PRESS RELEASE yesterday.
Todd (who graduated from high school but they left that out) was buttering up old Levi. It is the gosh darn happiest special baby and dad time.
So far, I can’t find that anyone besides Mudflats is picking up the NYTimes story. Not even HuffPost or Kos or the ‘website that can not be named’ that loves to bash Rex Butler. What’s up?
The attorney for the Johnston’s is Rex Butler. The public relations rep/bodyguard for Levi is Tank Jones, an Anchorage private investigator, who works with Rex Butler. Both are African-American and I like that especially since the GINO probably doesn’t like it at all.
#80 jojobo1 Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 PM
If Levi had anything his life would be in jeopardy so I thinks its just about the behind the scenes stuff and how he was forced,kind of to go along and how SP treated others ect.
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Tank Jones is Levi’s bodyguard…to keep him safe.
What if Levi is indeed Trigg’s father…..but Bristol is not the mother?
I sure would want a dna test after reading about Bristols my space. I know kids lie on their but still saying something like I am a slut is not good news and her son will read that one day
If Levi had anything his life would be in jeopardy so I thinks its just about the behind the scenes stuff and how he was forced,kind of to go along and how SP treated others ect.If he had something that could take down Palin Unless he uses it to keep his Mom safe I just can’t see it. I agree from what I have read from others from Bristols home town she was not a very nice person.So maybe Levi lucked out in the long run
London Bridge, I think you’re correct. Definitely more to the story. What if – Levi isn’t the father of one or both? I know I’m way out here, but it seems like Scarah could twist Trigg’s being Bristol’s around easily to make herself look like a saint. Sure would like to have DNA proof for both babies…….
I’m with samper (#42) …
My first reaction when the news broke was that Bristol was pregnant, her mother was running for President (really!), and Sarah either grabbed the first guy she could find to stand in as the father, or forced Levi (as the actual father) to enter the marriage route scene (nice to have money and power when trying to coerce someone into something they may not want to agree with). Never did I believe that those two youngsters were seriously considering marrying.
Could be wrong, but have to disagree, though, with that ‘Trig is Bristol’s baby’ thing. The pregnancy was strange in many ways … especially keeping it secret for so long, but somehow I doubt that Bristol would have had a baby and within a few months decided to expose herself to possibly a second pregnancy.
So … either Levi is not the father, or he is but had no intentions of being married to Bristol.
Although I dislike and disrespect Palin, I’m a little surprised that so many people seem to perceive Levi Johnston and/or his family in a better light. To me, both families are disfunctional and … well … a step above trashy maybe, although not necessarily ‘poor.’ Of course, some of my opinions about Levi are derived from his facebook (or was it myspace) notations before they were taken off the web, as well as most of his really rather dumb comments in his interviews.
I am glad he is going for a book deal we will see what is said.He has to watch what he says because of his son and if he will ever get to see him again if he tells all and there is anything to tell,I always thought the kids should be left alone but his ex took the first step and put herself in the spotlight So now Bristol has to face what she has done and hopefully she will think of her son and his future and not worry about her mother and what she wants or plans to do
With all the speculation about babygate, why wouldn’t AKM (or one of the other AK bloggers in the know) just say, “Hey folks, it’s not about babygate”?
I hope the media tease about Levi’s story isn’t just to keep Palin in line until after the trial and the custody settlement, and then to have Palin put a gag order on the Johnstons. Since Palin hates those nasty strings, it would sure be wrong for her to try to attach any to Levi’s custody arrangement.
Levi and his family need to be helping raise both Tripp and Trig. It’s so obvious how much they love the boys. And it’s important for the story to be told to inform voters and financial contributors that they have been deceived big time. Time to resign, GINO. You might be surprised at how pleasant it can be living with one less big lie.
And good wishes to the Johnstons. I hope Levi gets to write a bestselling book. And what ever happened with the screenwriter who was interested in doing a movie from Levi’s perspective?
68 pvazwindy Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 7:27 PM
palin and portage mi. family
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Quite a buffet to choose from when you google that. thanks.
Does this help? here a link hope it works.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2008/08/son_of_alaska_gov_sarah_palin.html
palin and portage mi. family
Also too: a former Juneau hockey coach told me that Track was a brilliant hockey player – but he started so many fights, he spent most of his time on the bench, which made Track even madder. He said he was so ‘out of control’ that he was sent away. I have also heard that Track had a choice of going into the Army or going to a juvenile detention center. Track is listed as a graduate of Wasilla HS.
When Palin was campaigning in 2006 she always referred to Track as being ‘away at a hockey camp/school in the L48.’
Methinks this young man is a mystery…
“I am Alaska” for Palin’s book title – too funny AKM!
It would fit nicely with Palin’s Alaska Fund Trust — the most misleading title of anything She has done yet.
Sarah Palin = Out of touch, Out for herself.
Is Sherry Johnston in a cleavage contest with Britney Spears?
Track went to a family in Portage MI, supposedly for the High School’s ice hockey opportunities. It didn’t make sense. It’s a rinkydink town and school. I forget the name of the family.
Google Track and Portage MI and you should be able to find quite a bit. I’m whipped and have to get up early but hope this helps.
Who is the guy named Tank?
Smiling here :)) I really hope Levi will write a tell all…Sarah might think that she’s running the show but it’s just a matter of time before she crashes and burns…Can’t be soon enough..
samper, you are right. I agree with everything you have written. Great observations!
austintx Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Was the judge a man. Just sayin’……..
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LOL! I’m guessing that might have been the case.
Was the judge a man. Just sayin’……..
I agree with you about the dress code, AKM. Nobody expects them to wear a suit, but they could at least have worn shirts. We already know they have them.
Perhaps fronting court is not such a big deal in Wasilla.
Grover, you might want to look back on some of the really old posts from Palin Deceptions, it was discussed there also, too.
I am very glad that the Alaskan blogging community has now finally taken matters into their own hands regarding “babygate” – with Gryphen having taken the lead. Sarah Palin thankfully so far is only an Alaskan problem, and I think that it’s only right that Alaskans themselves take the initiative. This would send a strong and positive message into the world and would prove that democracy is still functioning very well on a local level and that bloggers now play an incredibly important role.
Sarah Palin can then spend the rest of their days being a rich (and disgraced) housewife. Levi can write his book, which is only fair. Bristol will suddenly be no princess any more, which will be good for her in the end. The Palin family finally will have the chance to face the truth about themselves, and hopefully they will be able to “work it out” and become a “normal” famliy, leaving all the lies and the insanity behind.
It was (and still is) incredibly courageous from Gryphen to start his own investigations into babygate. I know that his courage will be rewarded in the end, and I hope that Gryphen and his fellow Alaskan bloggers will join forces and strike with an unified and decisive move, once enough material has been collected. This would open a new chapter in the “history of blogging” and could be a model for many citizen bloggers in the future.
My apologies to all. I just now did another Track/Michigan google and there are many links. I hadn’t tried to do a search on that topic since ages and ages ago. I’m sorry for posting without looking around first.
@ 52 Janet – I don’t have anything bookmarked about Track, just what I read here and there. If I remember correctly, after the schoolbus incident Track went somewhere in Michigan to play hockey, injured himself, and then enlisted. I remember Googling Track and Michigan early on and not finding anything, and I’ve always wondered with whom did Track stay? Michigan went for Obama, but McCain’s decision to avoid the state seemed to come about quite suddenly (he’d have had the state pretty much to himself as I don’t believe some/many/any of the Dems visited due to the snafu with the too early primary date), and GINO was quite vocal about wanting to campaign in Michigan and McCain & Co. not letting her.
I think that short hairs might be the good part; and that my three uncles served in WWII, sustaining many injuries, may they rest in peace.
PalinSucks Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Bristol, is showing herself to be an ignorant, malicious, fame seeker like her mom.
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Yes the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, does it? It is especially Hilarious on her “abstinence” stance that before the RNC did scrub, rinse, repeat in Alaska on her myspace, she self described herself as “a slut”.
They are maliciously accusing Levi of using fame etc. and he is not even getting paid, for the interviews they accused him. Probably the GQ, but hey a guys gotta earn a living.
The whole family are grifters…and they are about to go down.
Note the Headline in Dennis’s “Blurb” says “Palin’s” plural, meaning all of them. House of cards? Now what do you think that means?
There is just so much grifting going on in Wasilla. 5 out of 7 just stepped down from a committee b/c of the grifting in Wasilla, the one who did the grifting was a Wasilla Bible church friend of GINO.
Whole house of cards. Remember that.
This will be BIG. And I wouldn’t be surprised if she bows out of the NY thing. She has to know its coming. That’s why she didn’t go to the other stuff, I’m sure.
The honest ones in Wasilla, have got to be pretty sick of all the lies.
Now the “Guiding Light” (or is it General Hospital?) is going off the air, I think “All My Secrets” (or “At the Edge of Alaska”) could be a long-running, blockbuster hit. And it won’t be fiction–
No writer could make this stuff up.
Grover –
Where is some more info on this Track/Michigan stuff. I can’t believe I’ve missed all that.
Thanks.
Janet
I am one that believe that Trig is Bristol’s baby. It is so ironic that in light of the bizarre circumstances of his birth and the fact Palin was back at work only a few days afterwards, and no one applauded her for her dedication to her job. It amazes me that not one Govenor in attendance at the event that Palin spoke at when only a few hours from delivering, not one has said a word about that night…and pictures of the event have been removed! If Levi does not expose the truth to this story, you can rest assure any govenor that will run will allow the truth to leak. The plot thickens!
Might Levi be able to shed some light on Track’s stay in Michigan? I can understand folks in Wasilla not talking about Track, but nobody in Michigan saying anything? Also, too, wondering if the Track situation was discovered (like everything else) after selecting GINO, and that was why the McCain campaign pulled out of Michigan and why GINO was so eager to campaign in that state? Yanno, talk to those fine people who hosted Track?
47 London Bridges Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 PM
I just don’t think the truth will as simple as Trig being the offspring of Bristol & Levi. Even if that is 100% true, I think there is more to the story. Pure speculation on my part.
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I’m with you. And I want off the chart crazy.
43 PalinSucks Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 PM
No, he knows stuff and by not telling he has Palin, by her balls and she knows it even if she is in denial that her PACS will protect her like, McCain did.
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Yup – Team Levi is driving the bus and it just grinds sarah’s ass no end. sarah already got spanked by the judge in the Wooten case for meddling. Considering that and Rex at the helm of Team Levi AND all of us watching her , she wouldn’t try anything …..would she ??
Palinsucks: I’m not saying that Levi wasn’t genuine. I should have made that more clear.
I agree… Bristol and Sarah were BOTH using him. Bristol for whatever a 17/18 year old pregnant girl wants and Sarah for the appearance of a happy and thoughtful teen COUPLE during the pregnancy. After all, how would it “look” if Levi didn’t accompany his bride to be to the “most important” event of her family’s life?
The “go and behave” comments were more akin to “Don’t show up with a sour face because you are angry that you aren’t out hunting. There is a price to pay for knocking up my daughter and this is it. Look happy and loving, dammit!”
Bottom line, though, is that while he probably had his heart in the right place, the Palins FORCED him to cut short a hunting trip for THEIR photo op. And those that followed.
I just don’t think the truth will as simple as Trig being the offspring of Bristol & Levi. Even if that is 100% true, I think there is more to the story. Pure speculation on my part.
40 samper Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Ethics, anyone? Everything will be looked at in a whole new light. EVERYTHING from Troopergate to Housegate and everything in between.
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sarah won’t skate by next time , if there is a next time.
Great links, really great comments here all week. *applause*
austintx
Your ‘short hairs’ comment makes me just burst out laughing! My very exemplary mother used to use that phrase; she had three brothers.
I have sympathy for Ms. Johnston re: her physical trauma, which I learned from one of the brilliant links left by one of our intertubes-savvy mudpups. Constant pain is no joke and her condition seems to be very difficult, if it is true.
I do believe that whatever is coming out (There is a Keith? What about the other daugher? Brother of whom by whom?) may be more explosive that we could ever imagine. It’s humbling to think that you may have never heard it all.
samper, I think Levi, was sincere. He was expecting a marriage, a wife, a baby. He was being played by Bristol. Bristol, used him, lead him on, she wanted out of her parents house & knocked up she was on her way until she was reeled back in when the RNC pageant started.
Bristol, is showing herself to be an ignorant, malicious, fame seeker like her mom.
“I don’t believe Levi has anything; he’s toying with the media and potential publishers”
No, he knows stuff and by not telling he has Palin, by her balls and she knows it even if she is in denial that her PACS will protect her like, McCain did.
Palin, is surely threatening the boy BUT he is no longer alone. With Rex on their team & America throwing rotten eggs at the tabloid whoring the Palin’s are doing, Levi, is safer leaking birth pictures of TriGG & him and letting his sister loose every once in awhile to rattle the cages.
to “Say No…”
I remember a while back that Levi said that he was hunting, got a call to appear for the Queen and had to cut his trip short to go to the convention.
He told them he didn’t want to, but they DEMANDED that he go. Go and BEHAVE. Go and behave like an ADORING BOYFRIEND who was going to marry Bristol in the summer.
I never for a minute thought they’d marry. Not for a minute. It was absolutely laughable to me. That they “broke” up a short while after Tripp was born was of absolutely no surprise to me and seemed like it was planned prior… Wait until the baby is born, wait a respectable amount of time after, and then announce the break up.
It’s a bad movie gone wrong.
Also too therefore.
I just knew that Levi had a book in him……I just knew it.
I hope he uses his inside information it for all it’s worth. I just fear for his safety.
I don’t think there is ANY way to spin out of Babygate, if it’s true…
What kind of self-respecting Christian would lie to the entire world, force her family to lie, and force all her friends to lie while holding a position of power?
Ethics, anyone? Everything will be looked at in a whole new light. EVERYTHING from Troopergate to Housegate and everything in between.
Of course, the hard core base will “forgive” her, because of how “noble” the deed, but she will be ripped apart by ANYONE running against her and ESPECIALLY the media.
It won’t just be an announcement and go away. It will be HUGE. Keith Olberman would have a FIELD DAY with this kind of news!!!
I can’t wait!
interesting on the almost cancel thingy……..
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/fashion/24levi.html?_r=2&ref=fashion
“The decision by the Johnston camp to go public seems to have been a reluctant one. Two nights before Mr. Johnston was to go on Tyra Banks’s show, Mr. Butler canceled the interview. Cathy Chermol, an executive producer, got him to change his mind.
As he stood backstage, Ms. Chermol recalled, Mr. Johnston seemed nervous and told her that his appearance at the Republican National Convention last August had not been entirely voluntary. “I wish I had still been hunting,” Ms. Chermol said he told her.”
I know people don’t dress properly for court these days, but really. Blue jeans and cleavage? Rex needs to have a chat with Sherry about her attire.
Oh it would be a miracle if Scarah groupies finally started seeing the truth about their queen! Some of them write the nuttiest comments I have ever seen.
And besides that, Scarah, being christian and all, should be above this type behavior, if this is true, as a christian what type of example is she setting for ALL her children.
BUT, if it is true, I think would point out the scariness of Scarah, who, in this day and age would do something like this, lol, except someone deranged and totally out of touch with reality. To create a scheme and carry it out, as a governor? too weird for words, lol, if this is true she will be a media circus “oddity”, like the calf with 5 legs, lol.
Is Sherry’s sentencing on July 31st? I hope a don’t have to wait that long!!!
Once she accepted the plea, I don’t think they could take it back. And would Sarah ever really be bold enough to put polical pressure on the prosecutors and others involved? That could backfire big time!! I am probably naive but it’s hard for me to see how she could effect Sherrys charges. That sounds like a federal offense to me.
Gryphen is trying to do the right thing and I don’t blame him. He wants to be sure he has the facts and not just gossip.
mae lewis
Just so.
No mlaiuppa, it will not play well, a lie is a lie. And if this is true what does it say about Scarah’s judgement? And her decision making skills.
this from the Scarah groupie list, which is pretty dang quiet, lol……wonder if things are sinking in.
Also, too……..where are these raised funds going to be directed?
“Palin will attend an event at the Seward House to raise funds for the landmark building. Tickets are $100 for general level, and $250 at founder’s level, where you can get a photo taken with Palin. The Seward House said it has room for 400 to 500 people for the event, which is June 6th.”
http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=93372
Levi and Track were hockey mates during the time of the new Sports Center and when the House Gate project was built. Is there going to be a chapter in Levi’s book about construction projects? Maybe Gino will “wink” her way into building a new house one day.
“Winks” don’t buy building codes. Winks don’t change efficent energy construction methiods. Winks don’t make you a expert on anything………You can wink me once GINO, and thats all you got up stairs…….poser!!
Playing “what if’….
Saint Sarah will say she did save Trig from abortion. She’ll say she told her daughter that if she had the baby Sarah would say she was the mother and she would raise it as her own and no one would have to know it was Bristol’s. That will explain away all of the lies and deceit.
And the fact that Sarah was really saving her own political career from being a fundie with either an unwed daughter who had an abortion or an unwed daughter who had a baby when she was 16 (or 17?) will play well to her base. Because they’ll believe anything and they’ll twist it until it supports their beliefs about her.
Sorry I disparaged Phil Munger for not spilling the “iceberg” news; it’s Gryphen who’s holding out and apparently Shannyn and others. When that many people know something, it can’t stay secret for long. Hope it’s jucier than the Arctic Cat complaint. (Did that one get dismissed too?)
all books aside, people and children front and center, I agree with this, especially in the case of Gramma Scarah buttin in, agh……..
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20280580,00.html
“I think that if the adults stay out of it, these two who have been very good friends and loved each other deeply in the past, then these people will find their way,” said Butler.
I think that the Johnston’s have to keep quiet until she is sentenced– anything could go wrong, and that’s a big threat to her family. Yes, we are all bursting to know the secrets that we’ve been speculating about, but I don’t think that there’s a big hurry for Levi to talk or make a move. First, it will build even more suspense. Politically, we don’t know if Sarah wants to run for a second term, try for the senate or position herself to run for president. In any case, there’s plenty of time to get a book out before any of the three. It might be helpful to know her timetable, also, too. Yes, I am all set to put in my Amazon pre-order, but I would like to hope that the Johnstons get themselves in a good protective position.
26 NY Dem Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Now THAT is a book I WILL buy !!!
Can I pre-order it on Amazon now, please !!!!!!!!!
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Yup – Yup !! Me too.also. He knows where dirt under the dust bunnies is.
It would seem to me that on the campaign trail Levi was “privy” to many a conversation, privy to info on how he was told to interact, etc………that is what I think he has for book power, the behind the scenes info, his side, was she handled, etc, what was her reaction in private to all things on the campaign trail, what did Bristol share with him, etc. Lot’s of juicy stuff there. And he’s going to have that for his lifetime, that insider info.
Now THAT is a book I WILL buy !!!
Can I pre-order it on Amazon now, please !!!!!!!!!
crystalwolf…….thank you! I appreciate updates on what’s in AK blog world because I can’t keep up with it! Please keep doing it.
17 Martha Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 PM
At last he will admit that Trig is his and Bristols baby.
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Yup – or something crazy………I’ll say it again , Team Levi is holding some good cards.
mlaiuppa……oh I don’t agree, she’d be the laughing stock of the world if this were true and it came out. It would be her political fame until she dies and even they after, lol, in history books. It would be “what” she was known for.
Martha Unalaska……..LOL, I love ya!
If the truth comes out that Trig is not palin’s, i think it will sink her. She is now telling her story about how she was tempted by abortion yada yada…and her book will be toast unless she tells the whole real story.
Her claim on fame is that DS baby. Saint Sarah, gave him life. Yeah, right.
Physicsmom, Levi does have something so don’t give up on babygate. Why have you given up? You have to remember this is his son or sons. If he tells, he is opening a can of worms that effects them for life! He is 18. Give the kid a break.
Let’s say for argument’s sake that Trig is Levi and Bristol’s first son. At this point I just don’t see that hurting Palin all that much. She’ll have plenty of time to put her people on spinning her as the protective Mommy/Martyr/Saint protecting her daughter. All of her lies will be dismissed as a necessary evil to protect Bristol. In 18 months she can be turned into Mother Teresa and it will all be old enough news not to matter that much.
You’d think having a sister in law that commits felony burglary (and child endangerment) would carry more weight.
Dennis Zaki’s iceberg post is still up…Gryphen is waiting, and Shanyn moore says on facebook, that she needs to be distracted for her show (today) because what she knows she can’t talk about!
Hmmm? Interesting!
My guess is Levi is being manipulated by the Palins. Bristol and Sarah using different carrots. Just a guess though! I hope the truth really comes out as soon as possible. I know Levi wants money for his story but it’s also a matter of doing the right thing for his child/children and for the country. I feel sorry for him that he got caught up in the whole thing. He probably didn’t have a clue at the time.
At last he will admit that Trig is his and Bristols baby.
I don’t believe Levi has anything; he’s toying with the media and potential publishers. (I’ve pretty much given up on babygate). That being said, I’m still pretty sure there is something out there that will take GINO down. Just what does Phil Munger know and why is HE holding back???? Come on, Phil, spill!
I hope Levi Johnston rakes her over the coals. 2 face witch.
Oh, jeez, that is some cleavage to be takin’ to court! And Tank’s name suits him very well.
Gino is going to have a lot of explaining to do when Levi is through with her. You go Levi think about your son’s future. It’s lie detector time. Hook Gino Up. Is Dr. Phil available ?
WOW …. Just wow . I can’t wait. loading up on Pop corn Here.
Tank is one huge dude. I’m glad the Johnston clan has him on their side. Sherri is no innocent, here. I could not care one iota less what her punishment is or why. I do care what secrets Levi keeps, though. Why? Because I truly believe that GINO will spontaneously self-combust when she’s caught in all the lies. And THAT is worth the price of admission.
Will someone please take KEITH Johnston out and get him drunk enough to discuss Mercedes’ “baby brother” Trig (as per her myspace page/pcis)? Levi, a Wassilla teen may save the planet from Palin? Ok, fine with me – God DOES work in mysterious ways.
Dang !! Tank looks like he means business !! You best be payin’ attention when he talks. Rex had ’em by the short hairs on this one. Too much dirt would have come out at a trial.Every time the prosecutor puffed up , Rex would say “Lets go to trial”. Backed ’em right down. Hope Sherry gets help and tows the line and gets to see Tripp.
1. Because if he drops the bomb first, he may never get a book deal.
2. Because Palin may be using Sherry’s plea deal to muzzle the Johnstons.
Personally, I don’t see Palin as the sort that would let anyone have anything they could hang over her….and live.
I see her somehow getting the upper hand and then making sure all parties involved paid and paid dearly. Starting with Sherry, since she’s the one being sentenced very soon.
Somehow I think because SP is such a poster child for the tabloids, it makes one want to see her “go down” for something that, under different circumstances, would never be considered a real danger. She’s had ample opportunities to “make up” to Alaskans for Troopergate, and even the pregnancy thing if she really didn’t have the kid. At the time, Alaskans could not have cared less if the baby was really hers.
She would have been forgiven a hundred times over, with a little grumbling here and there, but she would have been scot-free to continue her under-the-radar approach to scorched Alaska politics and beyond. But whoever said this woman could think her way out of a paper bag? Why do you think she can’t listen to advisers? She’s going to do it HER WAY, thank you very much (and yes I do thank you, SP, for being such a narcissistic terd!).
You don’t want to see my hand gestures. 🙂
I’m drumming my fingers and giving wild hand gestures.
Am I allowed to give a shout out for Leinster, best European rugby team!!!
that should say *revealed what he knew in a book*
got the corn a poppin here
What I’m wondering is why doesn’t Levi drop the bomb, and THEN get the book deal?
Oh I’d be willing to bet that if he revealed what he knew it a book, the deal would be soooooooooo much sweeter for Levi, and would make the book so much more popular!
It’s more like “Keeping up with the AKM”! You are on a roll this weekend!